Letter: Alternative to 'medical' marijuana

Alternative to legalizing 'medical' marijuana

The proposed legislation to “legalize medical” marijuana is not only a gateway to legalizing drugs, but unnecessary and by itself illegal.

There is an FDA clinical trial going on right now with a derivative of CBD, Epidiolex. It has been so successful to date that the FDA is fast-tracking it through the approval process. It may be available later this year, whereas with legislation it would take two-and-a-half to three years to make CBD available and still not meet the standards for medicine grade.